IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0013 kt per square kilometre for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 80th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0013 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0013 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 kt per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +51.5% | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Benin?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.